David Knopfler to tour with Alan Clark

[Jules]

David is touring as a solo artists with many solo records released under his name...

 

[Eddie Fox]

David is touring as a solo artists with many solo records released under his name...

 

And using the DS brand to boost it, including having another former member he barely played with in his band and so called unreleased DS songs.

[Love Expresso]

Took 6 posts in before things got negative but hey this is a discussion forum.

David was the founder of Dire Straits right?

So you think we HAVE TO go? For me, it is an very easy decision. It is the same level of asking me if I would go to any "fill name of top 10 which I haven't clue about". I wouldn't. Has not much to do with hate. Just total lack of interest. 

LE

[Jules]

Lack of interest is totally respectable and a good reason

David doesn't use the brand, but the promoter, same as promoters that announce MK.

And the promoter is not lying about anything...

This is not a DS tribute band like DSL, it's David playing his songs and 3 or 4 of his years in DS with another musician that is a friend of him and played with him in two of his solo records.

[Eddie Fox]

Don't get me wrong, I actually like some of David's albums, but to me it sounds opportunistic to use the name of a band you repeatedly bitch about. You dart out at your band, spend years and years of your life badmouthing it and all of a sudden you invite another member from band incarnations you've never been in and announce you'll play unreleased songs from that band. I don't know.

I respect David for leaving the band in pursuit of a dream and all that - and he actually stuck to his guns for a long time there - but what he's doing now is different. It's just my opinion, nobody needs to agree.

[Jules]

He's doing the same has done for years

[Pottel]

Two reasons not to go!

LE

Or two very good reasons to go!

I have all DK records and I like them, specially "The Giver", "Small Mercies", "Wishbones" and "Ship Of Dreams". I saw him live and it´s a nice and intimate show, and Alan Clark, he still has that touch that he used to have when Dire Straits, so both together are a good pair!

Alan work on "Wishbones" and "Ship Of Dreams" is very very good, they fit very well.

i went, kinda did not not like it. got a few of his albums. never played. he just does not have that touch mark has. simple as that imho...

[Pottel]

Lack of interest is totally respectable and a good reason

David doesn't use the brand, but the promoter, same as promoters that announce MK.

And the promoter is not lying about anything...

This is not a DS tribute band like DSL, it's David playing his songs and 3 or 4 of his years in DS with another musician that is a friend of him and played with him in two of his solo records.

FULLY AGREE
same happens with Mark, same happens with Gilmour.

[the visitor]

Took 6 posts in before things got negative but hey this is a discussion forum.

David was the founder of Dire Straits right?

So you think we HAVE TO go? For me, it is an very easy decision. It is the same level of asking me if I would go to any "fill name of top 10 which I haven't clue about". I wouldn't. Has not much to do with hate. Just total lack of interest. 

LE

I think you jumped a few steps there. I didn't make any mention of anyone going anywhere. I think lively debate on this topic is a good thing.

What is so interesting for me here is that we now have a situation where a bone fide founder member of the band wants to tour and play early tunes. To me that can only be a good thing and is a league above the various incarnations of the band (tribute or valid) that we have seen to date.   Will I go? If in my hometown, probably, not another country though.

[Pottel]

Took 6 posts in before things got negative but hey this is a discussion forum.

David was the founder of Dire Straits right?

So you think we HAVE TO go? For me, it is an very easy decision. It is the same level of asking me if I would go to any "fill name of top 10 which I haven't clue about". I wouldn't. Has not much to do with hate. Just total lack of interest. 

LE

I think you jumped a few steps there. I didn't make any mention of anyone going anywhere. I think lively debate on this topic is a good thing.

What is so interesting for me here is that we now have a situation where a bone fide founder member of the band wants to tour and play early tunes. To me that can only be a good thing and is a league above the various incarnations of the band (tribute or valid) that we have seen to date.   Will I go? If in my hometown, probably, not another country though.

agree, with the founder bit.
still, would not go, anymore. been there, done that, and it was not exciting. i prefer following him on FB, he does come up with interesting things at times.

[Crusty]

Dire Straits is like the huge cow with 200 tittis with milk for every one. It is joke. J O K E. David sing like duck sucking frog, say he dont like DS and MK, but like to milk DS. J O K E. Like with Alan Clark.

[the visitor]

Took 6 posts in before things got negative but hey this is a discussion forum.

David was the founder of Dire Straits right?

So you think we HAVE TO go? For me, it is an very easy decision. It is the same level of asking me if I would go to any "fill name of top 10 which I haven't clue about". I wouldn't. Has not much to do with hate. Just total lack of interest. 

LE

I think you jumped a few steps there. I didn't make any mention of anyone going anywhere. I think lively debate on this topic is a good thing.

What is so interesting for me here is that we now have a situation where a bone fide founder member of the band wants to tour and play early tunes. To me that can only be a good thing and is a league above the various incarnations of the band (tribute or valid) that we have seen to date.   Will I go? If in my hometown, probably, not another country though.

agree, with the founder bit.
still, would not go, anymore. been there, done that, and it was not exciting. i prefer following him on FB, he does come up with interesting things at times.

Fair enough. I've got to admit I'd probably think twice : haven't really shaken the image of DK in the Arena documentary and have never listened to any of his albums

[Banjo99uk]

Took 6 posts in before things got negative but hey this is a discussion forum.

David was the founder of Dire Straits right?

So you think we HAVE TO go? For me, it is an very easy decision. It is the same level of asking me if I would go to any "fill name of top 10 which I haven't clue about". I wouldn't. Has not much to do with hate. Just total lack of interest. 

LE

I think you jumped a few steps there. I didn't make any mention of anyone going anywhere. I think lively debate on this topic is a good thing.

What is so interesting for me here is that we now have a situation where a bone fide founder member of the band wants to tour and play early tunes. To me that can only be a good thing and is a league above the various incarnations of the band (tribute or valid) that we have seen to date.   Will I go? If in my hometown, probably, not another country though.

agree, with the founder bit.
still, would not go, anymore. been there, done that, and it was not exciting. i prefer following him on FB, he does come up with interesting things at times.

Fair enough. I've got to admit I'd probably think twice : haven't really shaken the image of DK in the Arena documentary and have never listened to any of his albums

You're not missing much.

[Fletch]

Dire Straits is like the huge cow with 200 tittis with milk for every one. It is joke. J O K E. David sing like duck sucking frog, say he dont like DS and MK, but like to milk DS. J O K E. Like with Alan Clark.

This could be a Donald Trump tweet, really made me laugh!

[mitchellneil]

I wouldn't waste my money. I was go to watch Alan Clark but DK is so boring